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The following was primarily written by colleague Jesse Ghiorzi director, brand strategy for CHARGE Big brands, big money, young fans and professional teams from traditional sports are all heading to eSports, but it still seems like the Wild West out there. There’s no clear top league or major event(s) that crosses over to the mainstream …
We keep talking about eSports as growing business, but where did it all come from? Here is a brief primer on how we got to where we are… It is generally accepted that eSports began in 1980 with Atari’s Space Invaders Championship in the US. This event attracted more than 10,000 competitors and led to …
The following also appeared in The Daily Payoff A few weeks ago E-Sports veteran turned commentator Rod “Slasher” Bresleau was asked at a New York Sports Venture event what the next wave of fantasy sports will be. The answer might have surprised a few audience members. “Why not e-sports fantasy,” he said “These guys …
The past weekend during NFL broadcasts, fans were treated to the latest preview edition of the mega-popular video game Call of Duty. However instead of seeing more shots of shoot em up action, we saw Jonah Hill, Sam Worthington, and even a little Dwight Howard mixed into the live action in the game? Many were …
